Guys,
Is it just that land is so restricted in England/Europe or is it due to the restrictive land use policies and gun/knife laws over there? I seem to pick up a common thread of how hard it is to get out and practice primitive/wilderness skills without stepping afoul of some law.
Here in the U.S. we have certain laws etc...to be aware of but basically, if one wants to go out and set traps, fire weapons or simply find a large area of land to play on, there usually isn't much of a problem.
I read the review of one of Ray Mears classes and it was somewhat sobering to see what things were NOT covered due to these restrictions. Has it always been this way? At least in more recent years? It seems from my history of GB that there have always been pretty tough laws on hunting etc... due to much land being controlled by large land owners.
I'd love to hear from you on this.
Is it just that land is so restricted in England/Europe or is it due to the restrictive land use policies and gun/knife laws over there? I seem to pick up a common thread of how hard it is to get out and practice primitive/wilderness skills without stepping afoul of some law.
Here in the U.S. we have certain laws etc...to be aware of but basically, if one wants to go out and set traps, fire weapons or simply find a large area of land to play on, there usually isn't much of a problem.
I read the review of one of Ray Mears classes and it was somewhat sobering to see what things were NOT covered due to these restrictions. Has it always been this way? At least in more recent years? It seems from my history of GB that there have always been pretty tough laws on hunting etc... due to much land being controlled by large land owners.
I'd love to hear from you on this.